EVASIONAccording to the Code of Conduct for Members ofthe Armed Forces of the United States, it is your duty toevade capture by the enemy. Your job is to get back toyour unit. Your survival will depend on your ability toapply the techniques of evasion. No other reason is moreimportant for making evasion techniques part of yourbasic combat skills.Evasion means traveling through enemy-heldterritory without being captured. Falling into the handsof the enemy is an event that no military person wants toexperience. However, at some point in your career youmay find yourself in a situation where capture is apossibility. You need to know a few basic evasionprinciples to decrease your chances of winding up as aguest of the enemy.During World War II and the succeeding actions inKorea and Vietnam, many of our soldiers, Sailors, andmarines were able to avoid the enemy and safely returnto friendly forces. They were successful because theyapplied some or all of the guidelines presented in thefollowing paragraphs. You need to learn thisinformation so that you know how to evade the enemy. Itcould mean the difference between freedom or capture;interrogation; and possibly, inhumane treatment byenemy forces.Obviously, the most important consideration inevasion is knowing where the enemy is located. If youdont know the enemys location, watch for the15-23Student Notes:Figure 15-16.Water hemlock.Figure 15-17.Fly agaric.Figure 15-18.Death angel.